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ells

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plural of ell

as in wings

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Additional controls cover aerodynamic components, including the front and rear wings.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Order a beer and some chicken wings while defrosting from hitting the slopes.

— Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

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Hisamatsu, who is also UniJapan’s executive director, wants those three arms working more closely together and offering more to filmmakers and producers.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
When the Lebanese Civil War ended in 1990, a wall text informs, militias sold off weapons, many of which found their way to the Balkans; the Yugoslav Wars, then, were fought partly with Lebanese arms.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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